Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Ok all, I got that Hitachi I have been talking about for the last couple weeks.
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by grayhare
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http://modesto.craigslist.org/atq/2526296089.html
And A Davis NVF:
http://modesto.craigslist.org/atq/2526424570.html
Two for the price of one!!! I'm surprised to see another Davis so soon show up on CLs. I wouldn't pay $175 for the machine since last week one in a cabinet like this went for $65 in the Bay Area.
Would love to have that one.
:mrgreen:
http://cgi.ebay.com/White-Sewing-Mac...item20bb9e5c3a
White treadle in Deerborn, Michigan - ends in 11 hours, pick up only, has no bids, no reserve, starts at $1
White treadle in Deerborn, Michigan - ends in 11 hours, pick up only, has no bids, no reserve, starts at $1
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Ok all, I got that Hitachi I have been talking about for the last couple weeks. It is a Hitachi, not a Necchi - I have no doubt about that. It has Hitachi written in long hand, embedded, or welded, or however they did it on the actual underneath part of the bed. It also has Hitachi written in metal on both ends of the treadle and in the middle of the treadle. There are needles and bobbins that came with the machine that have a price tag written in Chinese (I think, it is Chinese) in the drawer. The thing weighs a ton. Has a reverse bar. It also has a knee lifter for the foot. Here are some pictures.
Billy, Charlee, Miz Johnny, what do I have? I can't find anything on the inernet about a Hitachi Treadle anywhere! I know it must be an industrial machine. It has a full 9" harp space. The face is solid iron and heavy - almost dropped it when I took it off to oil the machine!
Billy, Charlee, Miz Johnny, what do I have? I can't find anything on the inernet about a Hitachi Treadle anywhere! I know it must be an industrial machine. It has a full 9" harp space. The face is solid iron and heavy - almost dropped it when I took it off to oil the machine!
Evidently tho, Hitachi is a company that also produces power tools. I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it's a Japanese company, that this is a comercial machine not originally intended for home use, and that it was made for export rather than sale to Japanese homes (Indicated by the name being done in Western (English) lettering instead of the beautiful Japanese characters. (You'll notice that the neck is stuck out only far enough to allow "speach" and not far enough to get chopped! ;) :lol: )
Fun find, and it'll be fun to find out more about it! :)
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by nickylsf
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Grayhare,
I picked up a 201-3 with a motor, whose voltage is incorrect for use in the States. It came over from Britain. When I saw the machine, I was so excited because it had an external motor, which meant I could toss the motor (take it off). I would have a Singer 201 that could be treadled (it was like finding gold). I paid $30 for machine that came with box of attachments for that beauty (its my favorite machine). I wait a bit for a cabinet, and then saw on CLs a free extremely sad cabinet with a treadle that looked ok. That cabinet had a Singer 9W1 in bad shape too. I basically picked up an extremely nice treadle that had been protected by a cabinet that was now badly damaged (the cabinet) with a machine that looked like it had been used as a parts machine. I took the cabinet off the treadle and waited for a free cabinet to show up on CLs. A couple of weeks later and a 45 mins drive in one direction, I had a cabinet top. I had to take the legs off this cabinet top since it was designed for an e-machine. I'm not into refurbishing like Glenn is, too much work. So, it was easier to find a top to switch.
So, for $30 I had a machine in treadle.
I say the machines have a way of finding us, just be patient.
I picked up a 201-3 with a motor, whose voltage is incorrect for use in the States. It came over from Britain. When I saw the machine, I was so excited because it had an external motor, which meant I could toss the motor (take it off). I would have a Singer 201 that could be treadled (it was like finding gold). I paid $30 for machine that came with box of attachments for that beauty (its my favorite machine). I wait a bit for a cabinet, and then saw on CLs a free extremely sad cabinet with a treadle that looked ok. That cabinet had a Singer 9W1 in bad shape too. I basically picked up an extremely nice treadle that had been protected by a cabinet that was now badly damaged (the cabinet) with a machine that looked like it had been used as a parts machine. I took the cabinet off the treadle and waited for a free cabinet to show up on CLs. A couple of weeks later and a 45 mins drive in one direction, I had a cabinet top. I had to take the legs off this cabinet top since it was designed for an e-machine. I'm not into refurbishing like Glenn is, too much work. So, it was easier to find a top to switch.
So, for $30 I had a machine in treadle.
I say the machines have a way of finding us, just be patient.
Originally Posted by Charlee
I'm going to be looking and doing websearches for awhile on this one! :lol: Never seen one, or heard of it.
Evidently tho, Hitachi is a company that also produces power tools. I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it's a Japanese company, that this is a comercial machine not originally intended for home use, and that it was made for export rather than sale to Japanese homes (Indicated by the name being done in Western (English) lettering instead of the beautiful Japanese characters. (You'll notice that the neck is stuck out only far enough to allow "speach" and not far enough to get chopped! ;) :lol: )
Fun find, and it'll be fun to find out more about it! :)
Evidently tho, Hitachi is a company that also produces power tools. I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it's a Japanese company, that this is a comercial machine not originally intended for home use, and that it was made for export rather than sale to Japanese homes (Indicated by the name being done in Western (English) lettering instead of the beautiful Japanese characters. (You'll notice that the neck is stuck out only far enough to allow "speach" and not far enough to get chopped! ;) :lol: )
Fun find, and it'll be fun to find out more about it! :)
Vintagemotif,
Thank you so much for that reference. I think DH is really hot to rewire and that article makes it sound like a good idea. I don't have the physical ability to tredle, tho I'd love to be able to do it, so guess I'm stuck with that little ole electrical motor! And since it allows him to feel part of the process, what the hey, I figure he can't get into too much trouble ;) or at least it'll be trouble we can bail him out of, right?
Thank you so much for that reference. I think DH is really hot to rewire and that article makes it sound like a good idea. I don't have the physical ability to tredle, tho I'd love to be able to do it, so guess I'm stuck with that little ole electrical motor! And since it allows him to feel part of the process, what the hey, I figure he can't get into too much trouble ;) or at least it'll be trouble we can bail him out of, right?
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by greenini
crewsejm, what a cutie machine, but I can see why it might be tough to learn!
If my mother had had to take home ec she would have gotten a big fat F, I learned how to cook at about 10 yrs old out of self preservation so I could eat :shock:
And sewing...not her :!:
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Originally Posted by greenini
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by greenini
crewsejm, what a cutie machine, but I can see why it might be tough to learn!
If my mother had had to take home ec she would have gotten a big fat F, I learned how to cook at about 10 yrs old out of self preservation so I could eat :shock:
And sewing...not her :!:
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
I have looked at all the new machines on here and they are just beautiful.
Here are two machines we got this week.
The first one is a Davis it didn't have a date but the serial # is 2751431. The 2nd one DH got because he likes fiddle base machines. It is a Singer VS2 dated 1889. This machine is sitting on our new Singer Red Eye. Haven't taken a pic of it yet.
Here are two machines we got this week.
The first one is a Davis it didn't have a date but the serial # is 2751431. The 2nd one DH got because he likes fiddle base machines. It is a Singer VS2 dated 1889. This machine is sitting on our new Singer Red Eye. Haven't taken a pic of it yet.
Nancy
12K M.O.P. HC dated 5/27/1876
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